Following in the footsteps of two people I think are outstanding, James Clear and Tim Ferris, I will be doing a weekly reflection on my week in education. It will include:
- Ed-Tech I’m testing
- Teaching practice I’m trying
- YouTube video I’m watching
- A quote I am applying /pondering
- Things I’ve learned
- The String I’m pulling
Ed-Tech I’m Testing
After hearing about poe.com from J Cal on the All In the podcast, I just had to download it – and boy, it is a total blast. Although only available as an App on iOS, you access it through a web browser as well. You can ask questions/converse with four different AI chatbots, including ChatGPT. I love the convenience of being able to compare what answers you get from 4 chatbots, rather than relying on just one.
Teaching Practice I’m Trying
This week it is TAG feedback. It stands for:
- Tell me something you like
- Ask me a question
- Give me a positive suggestion to improve my work
We had experimented with warm and cool feedback for a while, and whilst it worked, it lacked a catchy acronym – critical in education. There are a bunch of sentence stems/starters out there to get the ball rolling with your students – check out the one below made on Poe!
YouTube Video I’m Watching
I can’t get enough of Andrew Huberman. In one of his latest videos, he talks to Tim Ferris about what he considers to be the 5 pillars of health and performance, these are sleep, nutrients, movement, light, and social connection/relationships (including relationships to self. The man is a genius.
Quote, I’m Pondering
Taken from last week’s post the two things that I was pondering and struggling with from time to time are “not wasting time on nonsense” and “living a simple life”.
Things I’ve Learned
That we need to let go of the status quo and embrace change.
The String I’m Pulling
AI has given me the amazing output for very little thought on the input side. I’m having to think less and less when it comes to some of the different knowledge work that I do. What are the long-term impacts of this? Read The Machine Stops, by E.M.Forster for a glance into the future.